Tag: power cuts
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Power-cuts last week due error during works: three new distribution centre and new Gozo connection to roll out soon
Speaking to MaltaToday today, Prime Minister Robert Abela said last week’s power cuts were caused by human error during works carried out by Enemalta workers at the Magħtab Terminal Station. According to Enemalta, the error occurred during an intervention on a circuit breaker, triggering the electricity system’s automatic protection mechanism and disrupting power supplies across…
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Power cuts return with a vengeance
Final update Enemalta said that all power was eventually restored by around 8pm across all localities affected. Updated with Enemalta statement at 715PM. In a statement Enemalta said that electricity supply was being restored following generation interruption Enemalta said that is in the process of restoring electricity supply to affected areas following an interruption on…
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Energy Minister Miriam Dalli describes latest power-cuts in Gozo as “inconvenience”
Energy Minister Miriam Dalli is causing widespread ire and angry commentary against her on social media after describing the latest power cuts in Gozo as an “inconvenience”. Gozo was left without power overnight, and Enemalta tried to offset the problem with generators brought over from Malta. The Minister said that the power cuts were caused…
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UPDATED: Gozo in darkness as power cuts bite
Updated 230pm Gradual restoration under way in Gozo after first cable repair completed Enemalta has completed repair works on the first cable fault identified at Xewkija and has started gradually restoring electricity supply across parts of Gozo. The network is being brought back online progressively, with supply returning to localities in stages as the process…
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Labour government refuses to discuss electricity crisis at the Public Accounts Committee
The Labour Party has rejected a request by the Nationalist Party at the Public Accounts Committee to discuss the ongoing power cuts and the government’s alleged €140 million expenditure on the electricity grid, with reference to a report published by the Auditor General in 2024. The report originally examined the power-cut crisis of 2023. Labour…
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While you enjoy Joseph Muscat’s legacy of peak-Summer power-cuts, Queen Michelle went to Amalfi
The rich and well-connected have been largely insulated from Malta’s latest round of prolonged power cuts during peak summer temperatures, escaping the consequences and stress by simply jetting off on holiday. Perhaps these are the people Prime Minister Robert Abela had in mind when he boasted that the Maltese are getting richer and can now…
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Emergency services at Mater Dei overloaded
Emergency services at Mater Dei are under unprecedented strain, with the number of patients admitted rising to as many as 140 today alone. Mater Dei’s emergency department has experienced a sharp increase in demand during the recent weeks of ongoing power cuts, with more than a dozen people dying from hyperthermia in a single day.…
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Despite an ongoing national crisis, the political theatre must continue
Despite an ongoing national crisis caused by the complete breakdown of the electricity grid, Energy and Environment Minister Miriam Dalli is still finding time to produce publicly funded propaganda. Energy Minister took some time from the national crisis to pose with government employees planting trees. We have consistently pointed this out, and people are only…
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The Nationalist Party calls for debate on power-cuts at the Public Accounts Committee
The Nationalist Party has called for an urgent meeting today of the Public Account Committee to be held today to discuss the National Auditor’s Report of the 2023 electricity crisis. The Nationalist Opposition is also calling for the resignation of Energy Minister Miriam Dalli and for a report delineating the causes of all power-cuts during…
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Energy Minister refuses to reply Parliamentary Questions: provides rethorical propaganda instead
Energy Minister Miriam Dalli continues to run her ministry like a literal ONE propaganda talk show. She refuses to provide information about the power cuts and instead opts for rhetorical, propagandistic answers that avoid supplying the information originally requested. Parliamentary questions are one of the main means through which public information is obtained. The Labour…
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Miriam Dalli to stay on as Energy Minister
Yesterday, doorstopped after the meeting with the Chamber of Commerce, a visibly tired Prime Minister said that Miriam Dalli will retain her position as Energy Minister. The Nationalist Party and Opposition are calling for her resignation. The Prime Minister said he had full confidence in his Energy Minister and admitted that works on the upgrading…
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Prime Minister says increased electric load heated up cables
Earlier today, speaking to a ONE propagandist about the ongoing power-cuts, Prime Minister Robert Abela admitted for the first time that an “increased electrical load” in the cables contributed to them heating up. He added that record summer temperatures exacerbated their condition, causing them to heat up even faster. Previously, the Prime Minister said that…